Standard (EADGBE)

 (Verse 1)

 Waiting at the water's edge, watching all the ships

 As they are heading for the harbour wall;

 I was just a boy, I was just a boy,

 Dreaming of the wide world, dreaming of the wide world,

(Verse 2)

 Watching as they disappear, reading out the names of

 All the places I have never been;

 Looking out to sea, looking out to sea,

 Dreaming of a wide world, dreaming of a wide world,

(Chorus)

 Ooh, Oooh, Ooh, Oooh, I wish I was

 Sailing away, sailing away, sailing away

 With you tonight, with you tonight

(Verse 3)

 Walking down another street, underneath the red lights

 I am watching where the shadows fall,

 Looking at the girls, listening to the girls,

 Dreaming of a new world, dreaming of that new world,

(Chorus)

 Ooh, Oooh, Ooh, Oooh, I wish I was

 Sailing away, sailing away, sailing away

 In your arms tonight, in your arms tonight

(Outro)

 I wish I was sailing away, sailing away

 Sailing away, with you now, with you now.